Petition Old Railway Lines For Freight

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I call upon this Government to reopen derelict and little used railway lines and use them for delivering freight. One train of 50 wagons takes 50 or more lorries off the road, thereby causing less pollution and less overcrowding on the roads.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

24 signatures

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Date closed 8 August 2012
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